Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Had he been willing to give up 1/10 of an f/stop, he could have bought an 85 F1.9 SMC TAKUMAR from KEH (Ex+) for $310. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim Hemenway Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:14 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] LUG membership And yet old screw-mount lenses are selling for relatively high prices. See this item at ebay: 290039855648 http://tinyurl.com/yn4h8b I'm guessing that it'll be used on a Pentax digital SLR. Jim Jeffery Smith wrote: > That means he is the 2nd 1000th subscriber. The other one happened > when the numbers were going *down* from 2000. > > I was just considering to myself what Cosina will do next, in light of > the digital influence you mention here. If you were to prohibit > digital talk on the LUG these days, I think the membership might drop > to 50. It is sad to see this happening to 35mm film cameras. If you > really want to read the handwriting on the wall, go to Adorama and try > to buy a decent 35mm SLR. You have exactly five choices: Nikon, Canon, > Leica, Vivitar, and Phoenix (did I say decent? Then we are down to > Nikon, Canon, and Leica). No Pentax, no Olympus, no Minolta. I tried > to buy a 35mm Pentax SLR body a while back. I finally had to settle > for a used Pentax *ist from KEH. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information